staff

 

Deanna Gould, Executive Director

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Deanna Gould has an extensive career in film and television. As head of production for Cinesite Europe she successfully completed special effects work for films including Harry Potter I and II, Bond XX Die Another Day and Tomb Raider. As Managing Director of Production International she ran a production company in Budapest, Hungary producing television commercials for the European markets. Early in her career, Deanna produced numerous television commercials for major US clients. Her awards include Addys, a Clio and numerous medals from the International Film and TV Festival of New York. Deanna has worked at length in London, Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. Before becoming Light House’s staff Executive Director in September 2009, she was a board member and mentor for three years.

Jason Robinson, Lead Mentor

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Jason holds a Master of Fine Arts in Kinetic Imaging from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA in Film and Video from Pennsylvania State University. He has worked as a director, producer and editor for commercial and non profit clients. Jason is also a new media artist working primarily in video and sound art. His work has shown in galleries and film festivals around the world. His video Summertime Flies was recently awarded the 2011 Screengrab New Media Arts Prize at James Cook University’s eMerge Media Space in Queensland, Australia.

Rebekah Brooks, Program Coordinator

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In addition to her role at Light House, Rebekah is the Manager of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, which takes place every September. She has executed other freelance projects in arts administration and event planning, with Ash Lawn Opera, Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra, USA Dance, and Charlottesville Tango. Rebekah graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Economics with Distinction.

mentors, past and present

Paul Wagner, Richard Herskowitz, Shannon Worrell, Thadd McQuade, Laura Parsons, Nicole Kassell, Will May, Catherine Dee, Tom DeCuir, Temple Fennell, Jen Fariello, Erik Adolphson, Grier Dill, Cassandra Barnett, Daniel Bloomberg, Alexandria Searls, Nora Brookfield, Will Kerner, Richard Needham, Dave Ackerman, Sidney Griffin, Geoff Luck, Johnny St. Ours, Eric Hurt, Sasha Solodukhina, Luke Tilghman, Dave Brown, Meredith Curtin, Ross Bollinger, Bernard Hankins, Rom Alejandro, MA Sullivan, Harold Folley, Gretel Truong, Mara Cox, Dan Hennicke, Jordan Taylor, Greg Kelly, Bremen Donovan, Joe Babarsky, William Cassell, Keira Hart, Mary Pumphrey, Evan Parter, Nathaniel Turner, Giles Sherwood, Goran Kajan, Deanna Gould, Sam Baker, Mac Marshall, Adam Brock, Billy Hunt, Mark Farmwald, Marcello Rollando, Maya Drake, Rebekah Brooks, Vashti Harrison, Keaton Monger, Clarence Green, Joe Ruckert, Aidan Keith-Hynes, Reid Hildebrand, Charlotte Cherry, Zach Keifer.